. Les bibliothèques publiques de Liverpool. Une histoire de cinquante ans. theannexation est qu'ils doivent avoir une bibliothèque,mais ils ne consultent jamais les membres de l'LibraryCommittee à demander comment c'est à faire. Nous Theyleave face à face avec l'acte d'Parliamentwith ses obligations très grave, et ils disent, vous devez l'exécuter, donc je suis très heureux que indeedto ont l'occasion d'expliquer pourquoi theLibrary Comité peuvent être obligés de vous demander une autre tocontribute halfpenny aux taux observés dans avery peu de temps. Je vous remercie beaucoup pour givingme cette occasion, au nom de notre LibraryCommittee, de Tende

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. Liverpool public libraries. A history of fifty years. theannexation is that they shall have a branch library, but they never consult the members of the LibraryCommittee to ask how that is to be done. Theyleave us face to face with the Act of Parliamentwith its very serious obligations, and they say, You must carry it out, so I am very glad indeedto have this opportunity of explaining why theLibrary Committee may be obliged to ask you tocontribute another halfpenny to the rates in avery short time. I thank you very much for givingme this opportunity, on behalf of our LibraryCommittee, of tendering our very warmest thanksto Mr. Carnegie for coming here to-day, and forthe very practical and eloquent remarks he hasmade to us, and the opportunity of thanking himpersonally for the great and noble efforts he hasmade in this country to spread free librariesthroughout the length and breadth of it. I do notknow how many he has built or helped to build inthis country and in Scotland, but if I say theyhave been 600 I believe I am not very far wrong, . Photo, by Medrington. Robert D. Holt, D.L, J.P. History of the Liverpool Public Libraries. 187 and when you think of the enormous nucleuswhich that means, I think you will agree that thethanks of the British nation are due to Mr. Carnegiefor his magnificent work. Councillor Robert D. Holt, in seconding thevote of thanks, said: It is really a pleasure tojoin in the vote of thanks to Mr. Carnegie forcoming here to-day, and for the interesting addresshe has delivered. It is most encouraging to theLibrary Committee, who might have thought thatthey were getting a little behind the age, to beinformed that we are progressing and keeping upto the times. That assurance is most encouraging, and as the Chairman, Sir William Forwood, hassaid, you must not grudge us another halfpenny inthe pound. We will spend it well, and you canmake it easily enough. You have nothing to dobut to make the money, and when you have madeit we will spend it. We ma

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